Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-05


CHICAGO. jan 5-Among the survivors OF the
wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio who arrived here
early this morning, Harry Forester, OF Baltimore
was the most severely injured. To reporter he
said:
Il can't ten You much about the way the ihlns
happened IL was quick as fash. and how got
through the millions Of splintcrs and falling tim
oers don't know. when got up the cars were
on FIRE and could hear the people all crying out
IN agonizei tones for help. was somewhat daied.
our these cries brought me 10 realization or the
calamity. The sights were terrible. There seemed
10 be
WOUNDED PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
and all We're CRYING for aid. was covered with
blood from the wounds ON my head and could not
the burning ears We're awful. was near the eA-
press messenger who was killed. and the baggage
man, Gates. who had all the flesh nearly torn on
OF one Of his legs. There were only four OF us
think, out OF eighteen who got out OF the smoking
car"
Mr. Forester has a very severe confusion on his
LEFT shoulder, made. he thinks, by striking soine
timber when he and his seat were forced through
the roof OF the car. The skin on the back Of his
head is also loosened and forced forward In addl-
ton he has bruises all over his body He was very
nervous and not able. he said TO recall all the IN
cidents that had occurred.
Prot. Francis Kendall, OF Crete. Neb., said: 81
was sitting In the flrst-class coach. which was
coupled Just In the rear OF the smoking car and
ahead OF the two sleepers. Our FIRST ntimation OF
danger was the sharp application OF the brakes
aud the reversing OF the engine with such susiden
-
Then came deafening crash In front OF us. aud
our car was shaken up as if by an earthquake.
All the glass In the windows was broken. We
were thrown all over the car, and the women
screamed. We all got out quickly as possible.
The baggage and smoking cars were one pile OF
kindllng wood and had already caught fire. We
tried TO aid those al work on the burning cars but
tne heat was so Intense that we were driven back.
There were
SEVERAL PERSONS TO BE sFES N THE FLAMES,
but they were beyond human help Some OF them
were alive and their cries could he heard. We
then ran forward to the engine. Here We found
| the fireman jammed in bet tween the boiler head
, and water tank. With axes saws and tlmbers
we worked for hearty an hour 90 release him, but
without success lie was caught 10y the lower
| limbs and he finally died before our eyes, having
uttered hardly word, though conscious TN the
! last. Fred BetZod, ot kushyille, Neb., was
| He found himself caught by both legs and with
| great difhculty
SUCCEEDED IN wRENcBrNG HIMSELF FREE
Just before the flames reached him. lie told me
th,t there was a man each side OF him.
aud that one Of them caught him by the foot and
held him for some time before he could free him
self froIn his desperate clasp. Each was jammed
| In past heip He then Jumped ten feet 10 the
ground. Beyond severe bruises he was not huri.
How the fourth man got out he did not know, nor
did ANYBODY else We found him lying on the
snow with his skull laid bare l presume he was
shot bodily out OF the wreck. We carried him 10
one of the seepers, and the surgeons said ne could
hardly live.
CONFLICTING STORIES TT THE FREIGHT CREW
"The statements made concerning the cause of
the disaster by the of the freight train were
very conflicting. The general excuse given was
that they thought there was time 10 reach Repub-
| lie before the express arrived. They knew they
were running on the time OF the express, hut
Thin and Republic are hut nve miles apart. They
did not agree as 10 wnethn the freight 81 and
ing still or moving. 4 brakeman said the fright
was moving slowly, while others uf the crew said
IL was standing Sii!l having become stalled
There werC probably siSt. people Oh the train ana
about thirty OF them came on 10 Chicago on the
train with me. II Was the most sickentng and
horrible sight that a man ever saw.
MARSHALL PARKS AwFrI DEATH.
Several ether passengers tell substantially the
same stories. Al unite I'm say ing that the deaf
OF NJ. II. Parks. who is supposed 10 have been con-
nected with the bureau of labor statistics al WASH
| ington. was undoubtedly th. saddest and most
heartrending OF the whole wreck. when the crash
came he was riding I'm the smoker. lie succeeded
| In getting the upper half OF his body on, of the
coach window when his legs Were pinned hy The
debris In the interior OF the Ger. and there he
| burned 10 death before the eyes uf those outside
who could do noI hng for him. Il shall never for
get it. said one II the survivors. 'As the flame,
were creeping closer ana closer to him he calnc %
the conclusion that he was doomed 10 the iaosJ
horrible OF deaths. he pitched his pocket book TO
us and gave us the address of his moi ser In WASH
ington. After the flame closed around him and
we did no. him again.